May 2012 - Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas reportedly begin dating after being introduced by Harry's cousin Princess Eugenie - a close friend of Cressida's. They are alleged to have got together at The Valley festival in the grounds of the Hampshire estate of Harry's friend Arthur Landon.

July 2012 - Harry and Cressida are spotted partying together in Mayfair after the movie premiere of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises.

August 2012 - The Prince and Cressida are invited as a couple to Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island in the Caribbean to celebrate Sam Branson's birthday.

August 2012 - Their relationship reportedly cools off when Harry is pictured naked after playing strip billiards with a group of young women in a Las Vegas hotel.

September 2012 - Harry heads to war-torn Afghanistan for a second time, spending 20 weeks on a tour of duty as a co-pilot gunner in Apache attack helicopters.

January 21, 2013 - The Prince returns safely from Afghanistan, having reportedly written to Cressida regularly.

February 2013 - Harry is pictured hugging Cressida on the slopes in Swiss ski resort of Verbier. They are also spotted kissing in a restaurant.

June 22, 2013 - Both Harry and Cressida attend the wedding of Lady Melissa Percy to Harry's close childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee in Alnwick, Northumberland. They arrive separately but the next day are spotted together, arriving back in London by train.

June 26, 2013 - Cressida performs her farewell routine at the end of her one-year contemporary dance course at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London.

June 29, 2013 - Harry and Cressida head to Somerset for the Glastonbury festival.

July 6, 2013 - The Prince and Cressida attend a Mumford & Sons gig at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, meeting the band backstage afterwards.

July 28, 2013 - The couple spend the weekend at the Womad festival in Wiltshire.

October 1, 2013 - They enjoy a night at the theatre to see the Book of Mormon musical in London, the day after seeing James Blunt together in concert.

October 26, 2013 - Harry and Cressida spend the weekend together at the Queen's private Norfolk home Sandringham - seen as an indication of their commitment to one another.

December 4, 2013 - Cressida attends a memorial service for Harry's close friend Henry van Straubenzee while the Prince is on a charity trek to the South Pole.

December 21, 2013 - The Prince and Cressida rekindle their romance following Harry's return from the Antarctic and head for a weekend at the Bransons' family home in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

January 13, 2014 - Harry, still sporting the beard he grew during his South Pole trek, and Cressida are photographed visiting the upmarket burger bar chain Byron in Kensington High Street.

January 17, 2014 - Kensington Palace announce that Harry has switched the focus of his military career from a combat role flying Apache helicopters to a desk job helping to organise major ceremonial events involving the Army as a Staff Officer at HQ London District.

January 17, 2014 - Cressida's stepfather Christopher Shaw is found dead at his home in Salisbury. There were reports he committed suicide after suffering from long term health problems, including chronic kidney disease.

March 7, 2014 - Cressida turns out to support Harry at an official engagement for the first time. They sit next to each other and embrace at the launch of the WE Day UK young people's charity event at Wembley Arena where Harry makes a speech.

March 9, 2014 - Harry and Cressida watch England play Wales in a Six Nations match at Twickenham.

March 25, 2014 - Harry takes Cressida on a skiing trip to Kazakhstan, apparently flying by government helicopter to stay at a resort owned by a wealthy oligarch.

March 29, 2014 - Cressida posts a make up free selfie in aid of Cancer Research UK.

April 29, 2014 - Sources close to the couple confirm they have split amicably, but remain the best of friends.